PPG posts 7% Q1 sales growth amid strong coatings segment performance. – Global News Digest, 1 May 2026

Battery & Clean Energy Bets

Sigenergy bets $200 million on India’s booming battery storage manufacturing market.

INEOS and Sandpiper plan Texas low-carbon methanol plant for global markets.

Recycling, Plastics & Circularity

APR Bharat says India ready for 2026 food-grade r-PET mandate.

CSMC intensifies crackdown on single-use plastic with citywide enforcement drive.

Jolly Plastic wins BSE nod for preferential share listing approval.

Manufacturing & Industrial Moves

Ion Exchange and MANN+HUMMEL join forces for advanced membrane manufacturing.

Deepak Chem Tech secures HyCO supply backbone for ambitious polycarbonate project.

Avondale Gateway lands Suzano deal to revive Louisiana wood pulp imports.

Petrochem Power Plays

INEOS expands Omya partnership to strengthen European PE and PP supply.

LyondellBasell eyes Q2 lift as petrochemical margins strengthen globally.

Indian firm faces scrutiny over alleged Iranian petrochemical sanctions evasion.

Chemicals Under Pressure

FIIs back Clean Science despite profit pressure and chemical sector slowdown.

Massive Palwal chemical factory fire guts facility, workers escape safely.

Raipur plastic factory fire injures owner as firefighters contain blaze.

Tyre Tech & Rubber Roads

ZC Rubber readies WESTLAKE and GOODRIDE showcase for Europe’s tyre market.

Pirelli invests in Univrses to power AI-driven Cyber Tyre platform.

Magna Tyres launches rugged solid tyre for recycling and heavy industry.

Yokohama Rubber wins SBTi approval for ambitious 2035 climate targets.

Kerala planters warn rubber duty cut could hurt farmers’ livelihoods.

Coatings Crunch & Innovation

European Coatings survey shows industry strained by energy and raw material costs.

Water-borne polyurethane coatings near solvent-borne durability for steel bridge protection.

PPG posts 7% Q1 sales growth amid strong coatings segment performance.